To ensure all of its vehicles are ready to survive the real world, Ford puts all of them through extensive testing. Even the 2017 Ford GT supercar must endure this testing. One of those examinations involves driving the vehicle through standing water to see how it fares.

“Just like every other Ford vehicle, the Ford GT has to be built Ford tough,” says Ford Performance. “The Ford GT is tested here to ensure vehicle systems continue to function properly should the car be driven through standing water.”

Even the new Ford GT must endure Ford’s full battery of quality tests to ensure it is ready to hit the road.

The engineering check in question is called the Water Wading and Splash Protection test. With this procedure, engineers ensure the vehicle is up to the task of driving through standing water. It’s one of those things you shouldn’t do with your car, but people do it all the time. After the car travels through the water, Ford engineers ensure systems like the horn, lights, brakes and other important systems. Cameras are utilized to see how the water moves around the vehicle as the car goes for a dip (see above).

So, we don’t expect many of the elite 250 owners of Ford’s latest supercar to take them through standing water on a rainy day, but if they get caught in a downpour, you needn’t fret about how the EcoBoosted rocket will fare.